Amazon is offering customers who have purchased print editions of books on their website the chance to purchase e-editions of those books at a substantial discount, even free in some cases. Continue reading

Barnes and Noble has reversed an earlier decision to stop designing Nook tablets. The company had said it planned to use a third-party company to manufacture the tablets under the Nook name, but in an earnings report, they were singing a different tune. Continue reading

Betty wants to know if she can read Kindle books on her Nook. I’ll show her how it’s done. Thanks to Barnes and Noble’s decision to add the Google Play Store to the device, it only takes a few minutes to set up. http://imgsrv.worldstart.net/images/ct-images/2013/06/kindleapp2.jpg Continue reading

My iPad has stopped allowing me to download updates or purchases – I get a message box that says I cannot connect to the American site I need to reconnect to the Canadian site. How do I do this? Continue reading

Shirley asks: Can a Kindle Fire read Nook ebooks? I haven’t found an answer. Well, you can Shirley – but Amazon won’t make it easy for you. I’ll break down the steps to make it happen… Continue reading

“By adding Google Play to NOOK HD and NOOK HD+, we are offering our customers even more great entertainment on our award-winning tablets,” said William Lynch, chief executive officer of Barnes & Noble. “Now with access to more than 700,000 apps and the best reading experience available, NOOK HD and NOOK HD+ are must-see products for entertainment lovers looking for high-quality tablets at incredibly low prices.” Continue reading

The Overdrive Media Console allows you to download E-books and audiobooks from your local library to read or listen to on your computer or your personal devices. It is free to download and easy to use. Continue reading

Project Gutenberg is a repository for hundreds of public domain eBooks, like Alice in Wonderland, works from Mark twain, Shakespeare – and a whole bunch more! Here’s how to get access to free books in iOs Continue reading

Donna from Indiana writes: I am wanting an iPad or iPad mini but can’t find out what are the differences other than size? Answer: Apple’s iPad Mini is a huge hit with consumers, with some websites estimating sales exceeding that of the traditional iPad. To the casual observer the two units would appear to be the same since they… Continue reading